The portable John Adams
By: edited with an introduction by John Patrick Diggins.
Contributors: Diggins, John P.
Series: Penguin classics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 533
Subjects: Adams, John, 1735-1826; Adams, John, 1735-1826 -- Diaries; Adams, John, 1735-1826 -- Correspondence; United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783; United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865
Genres: Diaries.; Correspondence.
Description: "In addition to being an uncompromising defender of liberty, esteemed diplomat, and successor to George Washington, John Adams was a passionate and prolific writer. Adams biographer John Patrick Diggins gathers a variety of his works in this original volume, including parts of his diary and autobiography, and selections from his correspondence with this wife, Abigail, Thomas Jefferson, and others. The Portable John Adams also features his most important political works: "A Dissertation on Canon and Feudal Law," "Thoughts on Government," "A Defense of Constitutions," "Novanglus," and "Discources in Davila.""--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.